Study Indicates “Memory” of Benzene Remains in Marsh Sediment and Affects Its Future Degradation
Researchers have known that pollutant exposure alters the ability of ecological systems to degrade those pollutants upon encountering them again.
Scientists Examine Oil Spill’s Impact on Oysters
More than three years since the BP oil spill, an LSU AgCenter scientist is working to determine how oil impacted oysters, which have been struggling to recover since 2010.
Dr. Rita Colwell: Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative/Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference
Jocelyn Lockwood talks to Dr. Colwell about the latest scientific results concerning all aspects of the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem following the BP oil spill.
Deconstructing Dispersants
In the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (DHOS), the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling estimates that responders sprayed over 1.8 million gallons of the dispersant Corexit 9500 into the northern Gulf of Mexico (GOM).
VSU Professor Researches Effects of BP Oil Spill
The 2010 explosion at BP’s Deepwater Horizon drilling site and the subsequent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico proved to be deadly and costly.
BP Oil Spill Hastened Loss of Louisiana Marshes, Study Says
The 2010 BP oil spill accelerated the loss of Louisiana’s delicate marshlands, which were already rapidly disappearing before the largest oil spill in U.S. history, a new study reports.
Research at Sea – Studying Oil Impacts on Food Web in Florida Waters
March 2012. Dr. Kendra Daly and Leslie Schwierzke-Wade at the University of South Florida (USF) are leading a group of researchers from the USF College of Marine Science and the Florida Wildlife Research Institute to assess the impact of oil on the food web in Gulf waters off the Florida coast. Their team includes four graduate students.
Opportunity: Post-Doctoral Research Associate in Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences, Texas A&M
Post-Doctoral Research Associate in Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
Opportunity: Post-Doctoral Research Associate – Oceanography, Texas A&M
One Post-Doctoral Research Associate Opportunity in Oceanography at Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
VIMS Professor to Study BP Oil Spill
A Virginia Institute of Marine Science professor is among a nationwide team of scientists that received $12 million to study how the Gulf of Mexico oil spill has affected marine life.